jTBC Completes Filming on Snowdrop and Further Clarifies it Does Not Distort History, Blue House to take No Action on Citizen Petition

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After nine months of filming, this week jTBC completed production on period drama Snowdrop starring Jung Hae In, Jisoo of Blackpink, and Kim Hye Yoon. The timing also coincided with the Blue House finally responding to the citizen’s petition lodged in March 2021 to have Snowdrop cancelled due to distortion of history and whitewashing the military dictatorship government of the … Continue reading →

One of Jo Byung Gyu’s South Korean School Bullying Accuser Recants and Apologizes, But Allegations From His New Zealand Accuser Still Stands so K-netizens are Not Buying This Attempt to Whitewash Everything

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This week K-actor Jo Byung Gyu‘s bullying allegations case took a new turn of events. His agency HB Entertainment has asked the police to investigate in order to clear his name and this week one accuser who is South Korean and went to school with Jo Byung Gyu has recanted the allegations and written an apology. His agency is spinning … Continue reading →

Kang Han Na Gets First K-drama Female Lead Role in Upcoming Sageuk Drama Red Single Heart with Jang Hyuk and Lee Joon

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Alrighty, I think this casting is both fantastic and even better if it quiets Kang Han Na fans who have been clamoring for her own leading role. I have too but the general discourse in every drama she’s done recently is why she’s the second female lead and dissing the female lead and that is no bueno for me. The … Continue reading →

Kim Jae Wook and Krystal in Discussion for Romance Drama Crazy Love

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I have my doubts about this casting coming through but I will never look a gift horse in the mouth. Kim Jae Wook may be making his first drama return in nearly three years with the romance drama Crazy Love, which I am so much squee about it’s not even funny. But I’m less enthused that his leading lady will … Continue reading →

Light and Dark Brush Work Paintings Create Illustrative and Lovely First Official Teaser Posters for SBS Sageuk Red Sky

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SBS is totally playing coy with the promos for upcoming sageuk romance drama Red Sky (Hong Chun Gi), it has assembled a gorgeous cast but the production continues to tease without putting the leads front and center (yet). Two new teaser posters were released today, a light and a dark ink brush paintings of trees, flowers, and butterflies. Female lead … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo Rocks the Ladylike Muted Look with Cute Side Braid at Fendi Event in Seoul

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Okay, if Instagram was around when Song Hye Kyo debuted in the late 1990’s she would totally be both an actress and influencer since she’s just got that whole package visual and vibe going. Fendi in Seoul released new pictures this week of the actress and brand spokesperson at the store modeling clothing, shoes, purses, and even cute hair accessories … Continue reading →

Filming on KBS Sageuk Drama Affection with Park Eun Bin and Ro Woon Halted Due to COVID-19 Outbreak on Set

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Welp, it’s definitely the 4th (5th? 6th) wave of COVID-19 in South Korea and this one is hitting hard as evidenced by the entertainment industry. Perhaps it’s good that so many shows are preempted these two weeks due to Olympics coverage and that will also lessen the gathering opportunities. Following the halt of filming on the Netflix drama The Sound … Continue reading →

Jang Ki Yong to Enlist in the Military on August 23rd After Filming Finishes for K-drama Now, We Are Breaking Up

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Awwww, he’s going to be gone for two years soon! K-actor Jang Ki Yong is currently filming the romance K-drama Now, We Are Breaking Up which will be wrapping up next month and his agency has announced today that he will be enlisting in the military on August 23rd after the drama finishes production. I didn’t follow Jang Ki Yong’s … Continue reading →

Young Jeon Ji Hyun in You From Another Star Kim Hyun Soo Shines in Penthouse as Her Adult Acting Career Takes Off

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It’s been the same three or four names of child actresses turned young adults in K-ent these days it’s a breath of fresh air to see a familiar face all grown up. Kim Hyun Soo, who rose to fame visually as the younger version of Jeon Ji Hyun in You From Another Star, has popped back into my radar with … Continue reading →

Ji Chang Wook Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Filming Halted on K-drama The Sound of Magic

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Oh noes, it’s still hard to accept that COVID-19 is spreading wildly still 20 months after the initial spread. The Delta variant has been the crux of the recent months spike and it’s hitting South Korea hard as it is other Asian countries. I’ve been reading about so and so star, actor, idol testing positive in recent weeks and today … Continue reading →

Kim Sun Ho and Shin Mina are Bundles of Sunshiny Warmth in First Teaser for tvN Drama Hometown Cha Cha Cha

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Gosh, seeing is believing and all those expectations that Kim Sun Ho and Shin Mina would double up on their dimples and smiles and blast us with happy cheer in their upcoming drama are on full display in the first teaser. tvN dropped Hometown Cha Cha Cha‘s first look this weekend and it’s all visuals, with scenes of the ocean, … Continue reading →

K-netizens Overwhelmingly Support Kim Young Dae for Leaving KBS Drama School 2021 After He Reveals Production Company Delays and Non-payment

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I’m glad to see that rising actor Kim Young Dae has a good agency behind him to support his decision to leave the soon to start filming KBS K-drama School 2021. It happened earlier this week and the production company claimed that Kim Young Dae’s departure was unexpected and left them in a lurch to find a second male lead … Continue reading →

K-viewers Appalled by MBC Coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony with Offensive Stereotype Pictures of Certain Countries Including a Picture of Chernobyl Disaster When the Ukraine Team Paraded

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Okay, who wants to bet some MBC intern was tasked with picking a picture for each nation during the Parade of Nations at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony and just went Googling and picked the first image that popped up. How else to explain some of the offensive, bad taste, and just plain dumb pictures and/or captions accompany … Continue reading →